Sunday, December 30, 2012
Georgia family receives thousands of votes to win Patch's Deck the House contest and $100,000 for their local school district.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
In this year's Deck the House contest, the second time was the charm. Joseph Felix's home in Dallas, GA outshined the other 24 finalists to win the 2012 Deck the House contest and $100,000 for the Paulding County, GA school district. After placing second in the nationwide voting in the 2011 contest, the Felix home received nearly 11,000 votes this year to finally win Deck the House. The home, with 100,000 computer animated holiday lights choreographed to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You," received about 300 more votes than a home in Coventry, R.I., which finished in second place. There were two national finalists from Wisconsin in the contest: Judging by the 80 comments on the Felixes' Deck the House submission, visiting …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Two houses in southeast Wisconsin were chosen as national finalists in Patch's Deck the House contest. Your votes could help win $100,000 for the Whitnall or Racine Unified school districts.
Could one of these be the best “decked” house in the country? Possibly. Congrats go out to these families, whose light displays have been chosen as finalists in our Deck the House contest: We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our quest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in the country, we’ve seen everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. We loved seeing everyone’s holiday spirit, but Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest—and it could be a home from right here in Caledonia. Until Dec. 28, vote in our contest to help…
Monday, December 17, 2012
You voted and this house was the top local vote-getter in our Deck the House contest.
Who has the best “decked” house in Greendale According to users who voted in our annual Deck the House contest, this home once again has the best holiday lights in Greendale. Last year this same home won the town contest and made to the National finals. We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our quest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in the country, we’ve seen everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. We loved showcasing everyone’s holiday spirit, but Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest. We will choose 24 …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!
We’re launching our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our Deck the House contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. Only residents of Patch towns—like Greendale—are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Our contest is right around the corner, …
Friday, December 30, 2011
Vote by Jan. 8 and the Greendale School District can win $100,000.
Lets give a hurray for local resident Ryan Salzer for putting the Greendale School District in the running to win $100,000 in the Patchwide "Deck the House" contest! Out of hundreds of entries Salzer's beautifully holiday decorated home made it to the 24 finalist for the nationwide contest. Salzer has an amazing display on Fielding Lane. The Salzer family will receive $500 toward his December electric bill to help pay for all the lights. We need your help to win $100,000 for the Greendale School District! The house with the most votes by Jan. 8 at 8 a.m. will win the grand prize. Go to http://deckthehouse.patch.com/entry/227813 and vote. Make to tell everyone you know to vote and to tell everyone they know to vote and to everyone that …
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Get out the lights and holly. Your decorating could net $100,000 to our schools.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift for the Greendale School District. Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. This is a different contest from Greendale's Public Celebration Committee's lights contest. So why not enter your photos to both contests. Here’s how the Patch nationwide contest works. Beginning Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a …
shivanand navani
7:55 am on Saturday, December 29, 2012
Thank you. My family enjoyed the lighting display at both locations. more ›